The Grillers

The Grillers is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 9th of 22 at the Fuego y Humo 2021 (2021). They are ranked #4324 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,324

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1476

peak 1476 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 27, 2017

latest Mar 14, 2025 · 7.8 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

669.1540 / 720

Master · BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.52 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.19 (+4.33)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5828

Brisket · BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022

Consistency

±14.74

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.77 · weakest Brisket (157.22)

Road miles

6,009

across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)

Master avg

642.19 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

669.1540 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.1540 at BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 25, 2022

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

Club Carbon CR ahead in 80% of their meetings

Club Carbon CR has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.56 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 50% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 157.22
Chicken avg 162.77
3 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Go Pig or Go Home in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at Fuego y Humo 2021 (Apr 23, 2021).

last seen May 27, 2017
back Apr 23, 2021

An April team

Top 57% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 57% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 66% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,009 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,009 miles across 6 mapped stops.

6 mapped stops

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The teams rated closest to The Grillers, each with one reason worth a look.

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#4,315 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1476

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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This'll do it BBQ

#4,343 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1476

They turned up 8 years after The Grillers did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

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2 B's BBQ

#4,308 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1477

Level with The Grillers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Snuff The Rooster BBQ

#4,312 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024

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Bullet Brothers

#4,340 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1501

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before The Grillers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Fu Man Que

#4,321 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1476

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before The Grillers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Club Carbon CR	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GRILLDROIDS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	169.1772	158.8572	162.77	top 64%
Pork Ribs	6	1	168.5828	155.4516	160.95	top 72%
Pork	6	2	171.4856	150.3428	161.25	top 61%
Brisket	6	3	172.5828	145.1200	157.22	top 58%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 90%
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 55%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023	2	13	0	top 64%	Apr 15, 2023

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 6 seasons in the data

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 74 finished ahead 48 times, behind 75

Longest layoff 3.9 yrs May 27, 2017 → Apr 23, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Mar 14 Most recent contest Masters BBQ Challenge CR

20224 milestones

Mar 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1540 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
Mar 25 Career-best overall score669.1540 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
Mar 25 Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5828 BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022
Mar 25 Peak power rating (1494) BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022

20212 milestones

Apr 23 First call Fuego y Humo 2021
Apr 23 First overall top-10 Fuego y Humo 2021

20171 milestone

May 27 First tracked contest Italian Hardcore Barbcue

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.4	Fuego y Humo 2021	Apr 23, 2021
+2.3	BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022	Mar 25, 2022
+1.9	BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024	Apr 6, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Italian Hardcore Barbcue	May 27, 2017
-11.1	Masters BBQ Challenge CR	Mar 14, 2025
-8.6	BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023	Apr 15, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	100%	top 88%	88%	88%
2024	1	0	100%	top 50%	88.7%	88.7%
2023	1	0	0%	top 81%	89.4%	89.4%
2022	1	0	100%	top 46%	92.9%	92.9%
2021	1	1	100%	top 41%	89.8%	89.8%
2017	1	0	0%	top 92%	86.2%	86.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 14, 2025	Masters BBQ Challenge CR San Jose	15 / 17 (633.6456)	11 (162.8340)	13 (160.5944)	13 (150.8228)	8 (159.3944)
Apr 6, 2024	BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia	12 / 24 (638.8916)	5 (169.1772)	17 (155.4516)	5 (169.1428)	22 (145.1200)
Apr 15, 2023	BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 San Jose	21 / 26 (643.9776)	20 (163.4516)	24 (157.6916)	12 (169.1200)	17 (153.7144)
Mar 25, 2022	BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose	13 / 28 (669.1540)	22 (159.4056)	21 (165.6800)	8 (171.4856)	6 (172.5828)
Apr 23, 2021	Fuego y Humo 2021 San Jose	9 / 22 (646.9140)	9 (162.9028)	4 (168.5828)	21 (150.3428)	7 (165.0856)
May 27, 2017	Italian Hardcore Barbcue Anzola dell'Emilia, Italy	11 / 12 (620.5604)	12 (158.8572)	12 (157.7260)	12 (156.5828)	11 (147.3944)

The Grillers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

An April team

The long haul

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)